Ubbie moore dowler



(No Model.)

L. ,M. DOWLER. STOVEPIPB DRYING RACK.

No. 480,658. Patented Aug. 9, 1892.

I I I [WWII/V102 Aziorney UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LIBBIE MOORE DOWLER, OF TYLER, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO CHARLIEM. DOVVLER.

STOVEPIPE DRYl NG-RAC K.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,658, dated August9, 1892.

Application filed April 25, 1892- Serial ITO-430,552. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LIBBIE MOORE DOWLER, a citizen of the United States,residingat Tyler, in the county of Smith and State of Texas,have-invented certain newand useful Improvements inStovepipeDrying-Racks; andI do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention has relation to drying-racks; and it consists of a bandmade to encircle and be bound to stove or steam pipes and to hold anumber of swinging arms, and is described as follows:

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top plan View of myinvention with the arms standing out. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of myinvention with the arms folded together. Fig. 3 is an elevation of astovepipe with my invention attached thereto.

A represents a band having arm-sockets a. Said band has its ends turnedout, forming lips I), and then said ends are doubled back againstthemselves and extend inwardly, forming springs 0. Through said lips isabolt d, having on its threaded end a thumb-screw d. I make this bandany size, so that it may fit any-sized pipe. In said sockets are hingedor pivoted arms e and f. All of said arms 6 and f have their lower ends9 turned out, so that when the said band is secured to the stovepipe Bsaid arms cannot be taken out of their sockets, and therefore cannot bemislaid or lost; but in order that they maybe out of the way when not inuse they are so bent that they will neatly fit around the said band andmay be gathered in a bunch at the rear of the pipe, and that they may beheld in that position the arms f"each have on their extreme outer endeyes f and the arms e have on their extreme outer ends hooks 6', adaptedto catch in said eyes.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of band A, having the sockets a and lips b, bolt d,passing through said lips and secured by the thumb-screw d, and bentarms 6 and f, workingin said sockets and adapted to be gathered in abund1e,-the hooks e, interlocking with the eyes f in the arms f, asshown and described.

2. The combination of the band A, having the sockets a, lips 17, andspring a, said lips adapted to be secured by proper bolt, bent arms 8and f, arms 6, having the hooks e, and arms f, having the eyes f, saidarms adapted to be gathered in a bundle, the hooks e interlocking withthe eyes f in the arms f, as shown and described.

3. The combination, with a stove or steam pipe B, of the band A, havingthe sockets a, lips I), and springs c, said lips adapted to be securedby proper bolt, bent arms 6 and f, arms e, having the hooks e, and armsf, having the eyes f, said arms adapted to fit around the said band andbe gathered in a bundle, the hooks e interlocking with the eyes f of thearms f, as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LIBBIE MOORE DOWVLER.

